16:11 01-06-2026

Uber and Autobrains in Munich: a Level 4 robotaxi designed to slot into ordinary production cars

Uber, Israeli startup Autobrains and Nvidia unveiled a Munich robotaxi program at GTC Taipei. The plan is to put agentic AI into standard production cars, not bespoke vehicles.

Uber, Israeli company Autobrains and Nvidia unveiled a joint Munich robotaxi program at GTC Taipei. The cars will operate at Level 4 autonomy — meaning they can carry passengers without constant driver oversight, but only inside a pre-approved zone and once regulators sign off.

The core idea is to skip building expensive bespoke robocars with unique bodywork. Autobrains is pitching an OEM-agnostic system that can be integrated into mass-produced cars from Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and other brands. For Europe that matters: if the technology isn’t tied to a single chassis, fleets can be scaled up faster and more cheaply.

The whole thing runs on the Nvidia DRIVE Hyperion platform, built specifically for commercial Level 4 robotaxis. Driving behaviour is handled by Autobrains’ Agentic AI: instead of one giant model, the system splits driving between specialised agents. One might handle right-of-way decisions, another tracks pedestrians, a third manages lane changes. The approach is meant to simplify tuning and verification of individual functions.

Munich isn’t a random pick. The city has serious automotive infrastructure, major manufacturers next door, and German law already allows autonomous transport once safety conditions are met. A commercial launch still depends on approvals, and details on the fleet, operator and operating zone have not been disclosed.

For the passenger, the logic is simple: hail a cab, sit down, forget the driver. For the wider industry, the stakes are bigger — if ordinary production cars really can be turned into robotaxis quickly, the expensive race for autonomy suddenly looks a lot more affordable.